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Jersey Number 35
Dorian Friend
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Spring HS
As a Redshirt Freshman (2023)
- Appeared in six games
- 46 snaps – 25 on defense and 21 on special teams
- 21 of 25 defensive snaps at slot corner
- Three tackles – all assisted
- Tackles vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23), Cincinnati (Nov. 11) and Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
As a Freshman (2022)
- Redshirted
- Did not see action
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation's No. 65 cornerback (247Sports)
- 30 tackles and seven passes defended in 10 games as a senior
- 21 tackles, six passes defended and one interception in nine games as a junior
- Competed in track and field
- Ran wind-aided 10.69 in the 100 meters as a junior
- 22.02 in the 200 meters
- 22 feet, 7 ¼ inches in long jump
- Chose Houston over Texas A&M, Memphis, Colorado State and Oregon, among others
- Nickname: DK because his mom gave him that name
- Played with Ivan Aunteruith and against AJ Holmes
- Hobbies: football, playing the game, trailsides, and solving puzzles
- Dream job outside of football: sports medicine doctor
- Knows how to solve a Rubik’s cube
- Hidden talent: he knows how to ride dirt bikes and quads
- Chose UH to stay close to family and he felt like it was the best option for him
- One word to describe him on the field: electric
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: chicken Alfredo pasta
- His motivation for working hard: his mom and his siblings
- Best advice: hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard
- Sports hero: Deion Sanders because he’s the greatest DB of all time
- Most memorable athletic feat: Making the travel squad after getting injured and redshirted
- Unique fact: he’s a Capricorn
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
